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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1989
STAGGERED RELEASE OF STAFF ADVISED WITH APPROACH OF TYPHOON
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WITH THE APPROACH OF TYPHOON BRENDA. THE FIRST CYCLONE OF YEAR, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS OF IMPORTANCE OF RELEASING THEIR STAFF IN PHASES IF AND WHEN THE NO. 8
SIGNAL IS RAISED.
HE POINTED OUT THAT ONLY WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF EMPLOYERS COULD THE TRANSPORT PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE RETURNING HOME ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME BE REDUCED.
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HE SAID GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WOULD BE RELEASING IN PHASES WHEN THE HOISTING OF A NO. 8 SIGNAL WAS IMMINENT. HE URGED THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO TAKE SIMILAR STEPS WITH THEIR STAFF.
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THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT WHEN THE DIRECTOR OF OBSERVATORY WAS REASONABLY CERTAIN THAT THE
NO. R SIGNAL WOULD BE HOISTED WITHIN TWO HOURS, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ISSUE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ADVISING DEPARTMENT HEADS AND EMPLOYERS
TO RELEASE THEIR STAFF IN
STAGES.
THIS SHOULD START WITH STAFF WHO HAD то CATCH AN OUTLYING FERRY, FOLLOWING A BROADCAST ANNOUNCEMENT THAT FERRY SERVICES WOULD SOON BE SUSPENDED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SECOND GROUP TO BE RELEASED SHOULD BE THOSE WHO HAVE TO MAKE A LONG AND DIFFICULT JOURNEY HOME.
HE SAID THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DEFINE A LONG AND LIVE DIFFICULT JOURNEY, BUT NOTED THAT PEOPLE WHO WORK IN CENTRAL AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, OR VICE VERSA, SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY.
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WHEN THE NO. 8 SIGNAL WAS HOISTED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID EMPLOYERS SHOULD RELEASE THOSE WHO HAD TO TAKE MORE THAN ONE PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO REACH HOME.
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THEY SHOULD ALSO RELEASE AT THIS TIME PEOPLE WHO HAVE STRONG OR PRESSING PERSONAL REASONS TO RETURN HOME, FOR EXAMPLE MOTHERS WHO HAVE TO LOOK AFTER THEIR CHILDREN.
"THE LAST GROUP OF PEOPLE TO BE RELEASED SHOULD LIVT NEAR TO THEIR PLACE OF WORK. HE ADDED.
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THE SPOKESMAN ASSURED COMMUTERS THAT MAJOR TRANSPORT OPERATORS
BETWEEN THREE TO WOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES HOURS AFTER THE NO. 8 SIGNAL HAD BEEN HOISTED.
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OF HE SAID THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES PHASES WERE ONLY GENERAL GUIDELINES AND THAT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT HEADS AND EMPLOYERS WOULD HAVE TO DECIDE ON ACCORDING TO CIRCUMSTANCES,
STAFF TO BE
RELEASED
IN
THEIR OWN
PRIORITIES
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